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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
341 AM MST TUE DEC 14 2021
NMZ201>241-151200-
NORTHWEST PLATEAU-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WEST CENTRAL PLATEAU-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
WEST CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-
SAN FRANCISCO RIVER VALLEY-TUSAS MOUNTAINS INCLUDING CHAMA-
JEMEZ MOUNTAINS-GLORIETA MESA INCLUDING GLORIETA PASS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
ESPANOLA VALLEY-SANTA FE METRO AREA-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS INCLUDING EDGEWOOD-
ESTANCIA VALLEY-CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
UPPER TULAROSA VALLEY-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
JOHNSON AND BARTLETT MESAS INCLUDING RATON PASS-
FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-UNION COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-EASTERN SAN MIGUEL COUNTY-GUADALUPE COUNTY-
QUAY COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-ROOSEVELT COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
SAN AGUSTIN PLAINS AND ADJACENT LOWLANDS-
341 AM MST TUE DEC 14 2021
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO.
DAY ONE
TODAY AND TONIGHT
AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS
THIS AFTERNOON, ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS. RAIN AND
MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS WILL FAVOR WESTERN NEW MEXICO. WINDS WILL
RAPIDLY INCREASE TONIGHT WITH HIGH WIND TO DAMAGING WINDS ACROSS
WESTERN NEW MEXICO AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND SPREAD EASTWARD WEDNESDAY MORNING
WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE IN A DAMAGING WIND EVENT, ESPECIALLY ACROSS
EASTERN NEW MEXICO WHERE WIND GUSTS OF 60-70 MPH WILL BE COMMON. A
HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EASTERN NEW MEXICO AS WELL
AS THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN MOUNTAINS. BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED
VISIBILITY WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE HIGH TERRAIN AND AREAS WEST OF
THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. LIKEWISE, BLOWING DUST WITH REDUCED
VISIBILITY WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS THE EASTERN PLAINS WHERE DRY
CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST.
ADDITIONALLY, THE COMBINATION OF VERY STRONG WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS
WILL RESULT IN HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR MUCH OF THE EASTERN PLAINS. A RED
FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL PLAINS
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY HAZARDOUS WEATHER AND DAMAGES THROUGH
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/ABQ
OR BY CALLING 1.888.386.7637. YOU CAN ALSO SUBMIT STORM REPORTS AND
PHOTOS ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE OR VIA TWITTER USING THE HASHTAG NMWX.
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